Lipolelo murder survivor speaks out
“I feel betrayed by Thabane, scarred for life,” vows to remain in exile as long as PM is in power Marafaele Mohloboli FRIENDSHIP, betrayal, murder, and uncertainty. These are the time-tested...
View ArticleFresh turmoil hits the Thabane family
as PM’s grandson and nephews oppose bail for “extremely dangerous” First Lady whom they accuse of hiring famo gangsters to kill opponents Mohalenyane Phakela MURDER-ACCUSED First Lady, ’Maesaiah...
View ArticleOpposition demands answers on Thabane involvement in murder
Ntsebeng Motsoeli OPPOSITION parties say they will make full use of tomorrow’s reopening of parliament to demand answers from Prime Minister Thomas Thabane concerning his and his wife, ‘Maesaiah’s...
View ArticleLawyer applies for discharge in Tang murder trial
Mohalenyane Phakela JUSTICE Kabelo Lebotse yesterday reserved judgement to 5 March 2020 in the trial of three soldiers accused of murdering Lisebo Tang on 9 May 2014. The three soldiers are Tjekane...
View ArticleMedigrow ripping us off, locals allege
Bereng Mpaki MARAKABEI villagers are up in arms with medical cannabis producer, MG Health (formally Medigrow Lesotho), who they accuse of paying them as little as M84 per month each for land the...
View ArticleEU avails €1, 5 million aid for 22 000 food insecure Lesotho
Limpho Sello THE European Union (EU) has given the World Food Programme (WFP) €1, 5 million to provide emergency food aid to at least 22 000 Basotho in need of food assistance in Lesotho. The fund was...
View ArticleOnce Thabane goes, I go too: Phori
’Marafaele Mohloboli LOYAL to the very end. This aptly sums up Small Business Development, Cooperatives and Marketing Minister, Chalane Phori, who says he will step down the minute Prime Minister...
View Article’Maesaiah supporters mock police chief as her case is deferred
Mohalenyane Phakela FIRST Lady ’Maesaiah Thabane, who stands accused of the June 2017 murder of Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s former wife, Lipolelo, will return to the Maseru Magistrates’ Court on 17...
View ArticleAppeal court blow for Thabane Jr, Sibolla
Mohalenyane Phakela PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane’s grandson, Thomas Thabane Jr and three others have been dealt a massive blow in their quest to have First Lady ‘Maesaiah Thabane’s bail revoked. This...
View ArticleLocal judges dismiss Mahase’s bias claims
Mohalenyane Phakela The Constitutional Court has dismissed Acting Chief Justice ‘Maseforo Mahase’s application for the recusal of all local judges from presiding over All Basotho Convention (ABC)...
View ArticleFed up ABC demands Thabane steps down now
as premier’s plot to ease way for Moleleki to succeed him infuriates ruling party ’Marafaele Mohloboli OUTGOING Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s All Basotho Convention (ABC) party says it is fed up...
View ArticlePolice charge Thabane with Lipolelo murder
as PM’s party demands that he steps down now Mohalenyane Phakela/ Marafaele Mohloboli POLICE will now charge Prime Minister, Thomas Thabane, with the 14 June 2017 murder of his former wife, Lipolelo....
View ArticleABC picks Rapapa for PM: Mahao
Ntsebeng Motsoeli ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) deputy leader, Professor Nqosa Mahao, says the party’s national executive committee (NEC) has decided on a candidate to succeed outgoing Prime Minister...
View ArticleEU avails €2 million for reforms
Staff Reporter THE European Union (EU) has availed €2 million funding for the National Reforms Authority (NRA) to enable it to carry out its mandate of coordinating and spearheading the implementation...
View ArticleNetcare declares war against govt over debts
Pascalinah Kabi THE government may soon be slapped with a M686 million lawsuit for its alleged failure to meet its financial obligations towards the running of the Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital in...
View ArticleIrate judge raps lawyers
Nat Molomo FOUR prominent lawyers representing some of the murder-accused soldiers face imprisonment after failing to appear before Justice Kabelo Lebotse in the High Court on Monday. The...
View ArticleThabane refutes Molibeli’s allegations
Mohalenyane Phakela PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane has said his spirited bid to oust Police Commissioner is solely motivated by the latter’s alleged incompetence and not by the selfish consideration of...
View ArticleRapapa speaks on priorities as prime minister
promises lean cabinet, security sector free of political interference ’Marafaele Mohloboli ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) chairperson Samuel Rapapa, who has been nominated to succeed outgoing Prime...
View ArticleMochoboroane, Metsing unfazed by treason charges
Mohalenyane Phakela OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR Economic Change (MEC) leader Selibe Mochoboroane has accused Basotho National Party leader, Thesele ‘Maseribane and his deputy, Machesetsa Mofomobe, of...
View ArticleMetsing, Selibe and Kamoli treason trial fails to kick off
Mohalenyane Phakela FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing, former army commander Tlali Kamoli, and former Communications, Science and Technology Minister Selibe Mochoboroane’s much-anticipated...
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